Drawing on research exploring new media practices, this book explains and encourages classroom activity that makes purposeful and appropriate use of new media and is underpinned by a set of guiding principles for teaching literacy in contemporary times.

This comprehensive textbook engages in the essential discussion of what professional leadership means in the context of contemporary social work and why this is considered to be important for the future of the profession.

This book offers an accessible critique of recent Early Childhood Educational Research, taking an international perspective, and highlighting strengths and key focus areas within the field. It will also identify areas where researchers have yet to offer significant insights that support the development of theory, policy and practice.

This book explores what reasoning is and what it is not. It includes background theory and a rationale for primary teachers alongside examples of how reasoning in primary mathematics and science classes can develop.

Uniting industry experience with academic expertise, the authors combine marketing communications and advertising with the branding perspective to provide students with a practical planning system and a seven-step approach enabling them to create a consistent and comprehensive marketing plan.

Keeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to understanding the role of religion in individual functioning and social behavior. Integrating research on numerous different faith traditions, the book addresses the quest for meaning; links between religion and biology; religious thought, belief, and behavior across the lifespan; experiential dim...

Forget high definition or surround sound, this is how to take your enjoyment of film to the next level!   The Movie Kama Sutra offers creative sex positions - including the 'Potter's Wheel' (Ghost), 'King of the World' (Titanic) and, for the more sexually experimental, 'Cable Drop' (Mission: Impossible) - inspired by the most erotic moments in cinema history.

This textbook covers the entire Business Process Management (BPM) lifecycle, from process identification to process monitoring, covering along the way process modelling, analysis, redesign and automation. Concepts, methods and tools from business management, computer science and industrial engineering are blended into one comprehensive and inter-disciplinary approach. The presentation is illustrated using the BPMN industry standard defined by the Object Management Group and widely endorsed by...

Hoe moet de term #voorwetenschap# worden geduid? Welke verplichtingen gelden voor uitgevende instellingen om misbruik van voorwetenschap te voorkomen? En welke instrumenten hebben nationale toezichthouders om misbruik van voorwetenschap tegen te gaan? Deze uitgave maakt de lezer wegwijs in het marktmisbruikregime zoals dit geldt sinds het in werking treden van de Verordening Marktmisbruik, en is daarmee onmisbaar voor zowel wetenschap als praktijk. Hoe moet de term #voorwetenschap# worden g...

In Doe en denk als een kat laat Stéphane Garnier op een vrolijke manier zien wat wij van katten kunnen leren. Maakt een kat zich druk om haar pensioen? Of doet ze werk dat ze eigenlijk niet leuk vindt? Nee, poezen zijn vrij, kalm, wijs, elegant, trots en onafhankelijk. In dit boek lees je hoe wij ons die bewonderenswaardige kattenkwaliteiten eigen kunnen maken. Hoe we stress de kop kunnen indrukken, ons charisma kunnen vergroten en belangrijke zaken naar onze hand kunnen zetten. Stéphane Ga...